This is a randomised controlled trial investigating the performance of two, 'state of the art' electric breast pumps in mothers who have delivered preterm infants. The main data collection period will be up to day 10 post delivery data. Data collected will include a record of the weight of milk produced during the first 10 days and a short questionnaire to find the mothers' opinions of the pumps used. On Day 5 a timed and weighed expression of 15 minutes will be carried out. After the first 10 days, mothers will be asked to collect brief information on their continuing use of their pumps and subsequent duration of breast and bottle feeding, mothers will be contacted at 3 and 6 months post-term
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
176
Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street
London, United Kingdom
Total weight of milk expressed during the first 10 days post-partum.
Time frame: 10 days post-partum
Weight of milk collected at 1 minute intervals over a 15 minute period on Day 5.
Time frame: 10 days post-partum
Time taken to express a fixed volume of milk.
Time frame: 10 days post-partum
Time taken for first milk to appear.
Time frame: 10 days post-partum
Total number of pumping sessions to Day 10.
Time frame: 10 days
Total time spent expressing to Day 10.
Time frame: 10 days
Mothers' opinions of the assigned pumps on Day 10.
Time frame: 1 day
Volume of milk expressed whilst on neonatal unit.
Time frame: 10 days
Number of days taken to reach full enteral feeds.
Time frame: 10 or more days
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